# Incident 20070824018319I: Amtr SMITHMINIPLA, Payson, AZ, August 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2007, 08:50 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2568° N, 111.3393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAYSON (PAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2568&lon=-111.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60DE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SMITHMINIPLA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824018319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2007, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N60DE DEPARTED THE PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, PHOENIX, AZ (DVT) IN VFR CONDITIONS ENROUTE TO THE PAYSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PAYSON, AZ (PAN). THE PIC ARRIVED AT PAN AND ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 24 AND COMPLETED A NORMAL APPROACH. THE PIC STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 24 AND DECELERATING TO ABOUT FORTY OR FIFTY MILES PER HOUR THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN OSCILLATING LEFT AND RIGHT AND FINALLY STARTED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC STATED HE CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE WITH NO EFFECTIVE RESULTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHILE DECELERATING AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY UNTIL COMING TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE A FEW FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NOR WERE THERE ANY PHYSICAL INJURIES TO THE PIC.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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